{"id":651681,"date":"2026-01-03T21:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/651681\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:53:14","slug":"the-new-york-jets-begin-homework-on-dc-candidates-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/651681\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Jets begin &#8216;homework&#8217; on DC candidates (Report)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Glenn is expected to remain the New York Jets\u2019 head coach for the 2026 season, despite a first year that has gone about as poorly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Whether fans agree or not, Glenn is slated to return for another season.<\/p>\n<p>However, that does not mean that the rest of New York\u2019s coaching staff is getting a free pass.<\/p>\n<p>Fourteen games into the season, <a href=\"https:\/\/jetsxfactor.com\/2025\/12\/15\/ny-jets-fire-steve-wilks-after-continued-defensive-woes\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Glenn dismissed defensive coordinator Steve Wilks<\/a>. According to NFL insiders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/raiders-to-reset-again-a-look-ahead-at-nfl-s-looming-coaching-changes-for-non-playoff-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport<\/a>, the Jets have already begun doing their \u201chomework\u201d on potential defensive coordinator candidates, with a formal search expected to begin once the season officially concludes.<\/p>\n<p>This report follows SI\u2019s Albert Breer, who shared a few days ago that, while offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand is expected to return next season, changes are anticipated on the team\u2019s offensive coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs it stands now,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/sean-mcvay-approaching-week-18-differently-this-year\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Breer\u00a0wrote on Wednesday<\/a>. \u201cI think it\u2019ll mean changes\u00a0around\u00a0OC Tanner Engstrand, with perhaps some more quarterbacking infrastructure, rather than replacing him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the defensive coordinator position, <a href=\"https:\/\/jetsxfactor.com\/2025\/12\/16\/10-dc-candidates-jets-should-pursue-after-firing-wilks\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">there will be no shortage of options<\/a> for Gang Green to consider this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Who the Jets ultimately hire will play a significant role in shaping their broader offseason approach. With holes across every level of the defense, New York is expected to invest heavily on that side of the ball, and the next defensive coordinator\u2019s scheme and philosophy will help dictate how those upgrades are made.<\/p>\n<p>The head coach is staying. The changes around him will be something for Jets fans to monitor with New York\u2019s season coming to an end on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aaron Glenn is expected to remain the New York Jets\u2019 head coach for the 2026 season, despite a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2051],"tags":[1585,17024,7,3228,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,4403,7823,3231,3233,3234,22352,31834,12599],"class_list":{"0":"post-651681","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-aaron-glenn","9":"tag-chris-harris","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-free-content","12":"tag-jets","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-jets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkjets","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-ny-jets-coaches","19":"tag-ny-jets-image","20":"tag-ny-jets-news","21":"tag-ny-jets-rumors-transactions","22":"tag-standard","23":"tag-steve-wilks","24":"tag-syndication","25":"tag-tanner-engstrand"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115833392729154051","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}